550 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Youngstown, and is interested in the Poland Milling Company at Poland. He takes an active interest in political issues, affiliating with the Republican party, and has served as Justice of the Peace six years. He is a Freemason. Mrs. Newton is a member of the Episcopal Church. JOHN S. DAVIS, of Niles, Trumbull county, was born at Berlin, Mahoning county, Ohio, November 2, 1825, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gee) Davis, the former of Irish and the latter of Scotch descent. The father removed from Delaware to Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1823. The parents both died in Greene township, Trumbull county, at the age of eighty-four years, and three uncles of our subject also died in this county at that age. Mr. and Mrs. Davis had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, and eight grew to years of maturity: James, Ed, George, John, Jane, Nancy, Emily and Mary. Ed served a short time in the late war. John S. Davis, the subject of this sketch, removed to Windham, Portage county, Ohio, in 1845, but in 1855 returned to this county. He also spent a few months in Madison county, Wisconsin. May 28,1861, he enlisted for service in the late war, joining the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and and was honorably discharged July 6, 1864. Mr. Davis participated in the battles of Cross Roads, Winchester, Slaughter Mountain, second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. After the defeat of General Rosecrans, his command was sent with the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps under Hooker to Lookout Mountain to the support of Rosecrans, and took part in the battle of Ringgold, where the regiment lost most of its officers, Colonel Creator and Lieutenant-Colonel Crane both being killed, and Adjutant Baxter severely wounded. Mr. Davis was slightly wounded in the hand and left arm at the battle of Chancellorsville. After the close of the struggle he located in Mecca, Trumbull county, for a time, and since 1866 has resided in Niles, where he is engaged at the carpenter's trade. He was Councilman for four years, and at one time chief of the fire department. Mr. Davis was married, at Windham, Ohio, April 12, 1848, to Fidelia Eggleston, who was born in Portage county, this State, February 14, 1830, a daughter of Zalmon and Laura (Lyman) Eggleston. The father was a native of Dracut, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Eggleston had four children; Angeline, Fidelia, Laura and Milton. The father died in. March, 1847, and the mother departed this life at the age of forty-one years. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have three sons living: Chester M., of Minnesota; Wilber H., of Summitville, Indiana, has two daughters: Daisy and Lyla, and Valoris, a resident of Niles, has two sons: Raymond and Kenneth. Four children died in childhood. Mr. Davis affiliates with the Republican party, and is Past Commander of McPherson Post, No. 16, G. A. R., of Niles. JOHN LEACH, a member of the City I Council of Niles, was born at Trumbull ---1 county, Ohio, September 6, 1856, a son of Ben Leach, a native of Mahoning county, but now a resident of this township. He OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 551 married Mary Royen, a native of Canfield, Ohio. They had seven children, two sons and five daughters. John Leach, the subject of this sketch, was six years of age when his father located in this township, where he was reared to farm life, and received his education in the district and public schools of Niles. He has been successfully engaged in the stone business in this city for a number of years, and is also a member of the City Council, elected in 1893 by Precinct B. Mr. Leach was married, November 22, 1884, to Miss Millie Reel, a native of Howland township, Trumbull county, and a daughter of Lewis and Eliza (Heaton) Reel. To this union have been born three children: Mertie, May and Lida Mertie; Mertie and May passed away in 1892. Mr. Leach is an active worker in the Republican party, and is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the American Machinists. The family attend the Disciple Church. He owns a beautiful residence on Evans street, and is one of the jovial and popular men of his community. C. E. STEWART, proprietor of a livery, feed and sale stable of Niles, was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1869, a son of James S. and Sarah J. (Burnett) Stewart, the former a native of Hubbard, Trumbull county, Ohio, and the latter of Carlton, Greene county, Illinois. The parents were married in Vienna, this county, and had five children: Arden C., James M., John T., Charles E. and David B., all living but Arden. Mr. Stewart, the father, died June 26, 1893. C. E. Stewart, the subject of this sketch, had in 1892–'93 a large barn, 50 x 60 feet, and kept as fine horses and carriages as could be found in the county. The barn is located on Park avenue, near the hotels and business center of the place; but during the present year he sold out this business. He is known as a reliable business man of Niles. . FRANCIS T. ADAMS.—The first of the Adams family to locate in Trumbull county, Ohio, was Asel Adams, the grandfather of our subject. His eldest son, David, the father of our subject, was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, February 10, 1784, and came with his parents when a mere lad to Trumbull county, Ohio. For a number of years he was engaged in carrying the mail from Cleveland to Pittsburg on horseback. After his marriage he located on a farm of 370 acres in Weathersfield and Liberty townships, where he was engaged in general farming until his death, October 3, 1855. In political matters, Mr. Adams was first a Whig, later a Republican, served as Postmaster for over thirty years, and was Justice of the Peace a number of years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He married Miss Annie Tylee, who was reared in Hubbard, this county. Of their children we make record as follows: Sybil, born November 15, 1815, married Jesse Reeves, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania; Francis T., born September 23, 1817; Olive Ann, born November 17, 1819, died August 8, 1823; Laura A., born April 26, 1821, married Charles S. Quimby, and died at Sharon, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1872; Eliza Ann, born September 17, 1823, married Jabez Nelson and died in Girard, this county; Augustus A., born July 31, 1826, resides in Trumbull county; the next child died in infancy; Homer S., born 552 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY December 10, 1829, resides at Youngstown; Harriet S., born July 24, 1832, died April 9, 1836; and William F., born January 26, 1836, is a carpenter at 759 Clark avenue, Cleveland. Francis T. Adams, the subject of this sketch, was born and raised on the old home farm, and received his education in the subscription schools. He remained with his parents until thirty-one years of age. Mr. Adams now owns 154 acres of well improved land, where he has one of the finest orchards in this part of Ohio, and is engaged in general farming. He is a staunch Prohibitionist, as are also his sons, was reared in the Presbyterian faith, and is a man of sterling worth. February 8, 1848, Mr. Adams was united in marriage with Elizabeth Nelson, who was born September 3, 1815, and died June 16, 1891. They had six children: Charles F., born November 20, 1848, and a resident of the old home farm, was married December 26, 1890, to Mrs. Flora Ferguson, widow of C. W. Ferguson, and a daughter of Almon and Ursula A. (Courtney) William, of Vienna, this county; John, who died February 12, 1866, at the age of fourteen years; Harriet Adella, deceased February 15, 1866, at the age of nine years; Calvin A., at home; and twins, deceased in infancy. JAMES H. BEAN, a dentist at Girard, Trumbull county, Ohio, was born in Lagrange county, Indiana, January 30, 1869, a son of John and Mary (Berry) Bean, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Indiana. James H., one of a family of nine children, five now living, was reared to farm life, and educated in the public and high schools of Lagrange. He began the study of dentistry in 1886, with Dr. A. C. Beecher, of that city, with whom he remained two years. For the following two years Mr. Bean was engaged in the practice of his profession, and then entered the Dental College at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduatig at that institution in 1893. Since that time he has practiced dentistry in Girard, Trumbull county. June 10, 1891, Dr. Bean was united in marriage with Miss Della Smart, a native of Lagrange county, Indiana, and a daughter of Richard W. and Carolina (Thurston) Smart, natives of England and Indiana. They had five children: Deihl' D., Ada, Hannah, Bryson, and an infant, who died young. Our subject and wife have one child, Mary Vivian Viola. Dr. Bean is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., and the S. of V. Religiously, the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. J. C. SCHNURRENBERGER, Treasurer I of Mahoning county, Ohio, was born in Green township, this county, December 15, 1842. His father, Conrad Schnurrenberger, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1805, and died in Green township, Mahoning county, Ohio, 1885. He was a son of Louis and Barbara (Haller) Schnurrenberger, who came to America with their family in 1824, locating In Beaver township, then in Columbiana county, now in Mahoning county, Ohio, where they lived and died. They had two sons and five daughters. The mother of our subject, nee Elizabeth Baker, was born in Jessamine county, Kentucky, in 1802, and her death occurred in 1875. She was a daughter of Lewis Baker, a native of Maryland, although his parents were early settlers OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 553 of Kentucky. He emigrated to Green township, Columbiana county, now Mahoning county, Ohio, In 1825, where he afterward died. J. C. Schnurrenberger, the fifth in a family of seven children, was reared in Green township, this county, and still resides on his parents' old homestead. He has always been a Democrat in political matters. In 1873, he was made Director of the County Infirmary, which position he held until 1876. In 1880, he was elected Assessor of Green township, and in 1892 became the candidate of his party for Treasurer of Mahoning county, having been elected by a majority of 280 votes. The county usually went Republican by as many as 1,000 votes. His term will expire in September, 1895. Mr. Schnurrenberger was married in 1873, to Miss Sarah J. Stoffer, a native of Green township, Mahoning county, and of German descent. Her parents came from Pennsylvania to this county in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Schnurrenberger have had nine children, five of whom are now living. ZEBULON PARK CURRY, Clerk of the Courts of Mahoning county, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1849. His father, John Curry, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1810, and his parents were of Scotch descent. The mother of our subject, nee Harriet Collins, was a daughter of John Collins, of English parentage, and a resident of Pennsylvania. She died in Pittsburg in 1852, at the age of forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Curry had four children, of whom our subject is the only one now living. After the mother's death, the father married Sarah, a daughter of Colonel Mathiet, then a wealthy and prominent citizen of Laughlintown, Pennsylvania, where Mrs. Curry was born in 1821. John Curry and wife removed to Poland, Ohio, in 1869, where they still reside. The former is eighty-three years of age, but is a hale, healthy and active man. He followed the trade of a stair carpenter in early life at Pittsburg, but afterward became a commercial traveling man, having remained on the road for over forty years. For the last several years be has been living a retired life. Z. P. Curry, the subject of this sketch, was reared in Pittsburg. At the age of fifteen years he became an errand boy in the business house of McFarland, Collins & Company, in Pittsburg. In 1870, he became a partner in the concern, but in 1876 the firm discontinued business. During the same year Mr. Curry again embarked in mercantile pursuits in Poland, Ohio, but fourteen years afterward the store was destroyed by fire. However, in the fall of 1887, he was elected Clerk of the Courts for Mahoning county, entering that office February 9, 1888; hence he closed his mercantile interests after the burning of his store, and has since devoted his time to the duties of the office. He was re-elected to that position in 1890. Mr. Curry is a Republican in political matters, has always been an active worker in his party, and has performed his official duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the public. His term of office will expire in February, 1894. As a citizen he is a very popular man, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of many friends. In 1875, Mr. Curry was united in marriage with Nora R., a daughter. of F. W. Jenkins, a prominent grocer of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. They have two children: Glasgow Dean and Athens M. E. Mr. Curry 554 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY is blessed with a happy and accomplished family, which numbers among the highly respected residents of the city. They enjoy a high social standing, and reside in a handsome home at No. 241 Madison avenue. Our subject is an active and popular member of several social fraternities. He has been a Mason since 1881, and is also a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Canton Royal of that order, of the order of Elks, and of the K. of P. WILLIAM HENRY DANA, F. C. M., President of Dana's Musical Instituteat Warren, Ohio, whose fame as a musical and literary author is international, was born in the city in which he resides, on June 10, 1846. He comes of New England stock, among whom are the New Hampshire Danas, so many of whom have been distinguished in jurisprudence and journalism, literature and science, including Professor James S. Dana, of Yale College, and Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun. Professor Dana, of this notice, is related on his mother's side to the Potter family, so well known as educators, jurists, theologians and literati. With these stimulating examples and ancestors it is less surprising that the subject of this sketch should have distinguished himself in paths of learning and usefulness to mankind. Mr. Dana was reared in his native city of Warren and obtained his English education at Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Massachusetts. He was but a mere boy when the war cloud broke over the great Republic, and, impelled by youthful enthusiasm and heroism, he entered the army, serving first in the One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of the Western Department, under General Burbridge. On the expiration of his term of service he immediately re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under command of General Hancock, whose field of operations were in the valley of the Shenandoah, and young Dana was a familiar figure at that general's headquarters. The young soldier was thence transferred to the staff of General Shoepf, where he remained until the close of the war. He took up the study of music under competent masters in the East, and after some years of close application to study and teaching, went to Berlin, Germany, where he studied under Professor August Haupt, and at the Kullak Conservatory, subsequently spending a year in the Royal Academy of Music, at London, England. He established, in 1869, a musical institute at Warren, which he has built up by his fostering care, and by his ardor and competency rendered it one of the best schools in the land. Among the characteristics of the institute is its Military Band Department, prominent in which is a fine military band, composed of students from all parts of the Union. This is the largest military band school in the United States, and numbers among its graduates band leaders and soloists of reputation, who are scattered all over the country. Instruction is also given in voice and piano, as well as on all other musical instruments, and the institution is largely patronized from all sections of North America. Aside from Mr. Dana's high standing as a teacher, he also has an extensive reputation as an author, gained chiefly through his textbooks, which are standard works on the various topics treated. He is the author of Dana's Practical Composition, Practical Har- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 555 mony, Practical Thorough Bass, Orchestration, Military Band Instrumentation, National School for Cornet, etc. He was the American editor of the Encyclopaedia of Music and Musicians, published in Glasgow, Scotland, and has assisted in the preparation of other works. He has also done much magazine Writing, which has proved acceptable to the public. His writings have had a large sale and have secured him a standing among his professional brethren corresponding to that of his illustrious relatives in law, science, theology and other departments of culture. He was awarded a diploma at the Universal Exposition of Music, held at Bologna, Italy, in 1888, for text-books, recognized for their clearness of expression and practical usefulness. Mr. Dana was one of the three who founded the M. T. N. A., an institution which has been of incalculable benefit to the music teachers of this country. He is a graduate of the American College of Musicians and one of its examiners. He has been the treasurer of the M. T. N. A. for a number of years and also the custodian of its orchestral fund. Nor are his talents and culture limited to music. Ms general literary tastes and acquirements are excellent. He has frequently been invited to address the association, and his essays before its several reunions have been most highly appreciated for their originality of thought and forceful expression. He is a good and ready speaker and one of the most entertaining platform lecturers in the field, and his lectures and descriptions of travel are as delightful as they are instructive. He has traveled over much of Europe and quite extensively in the Arctic regions, and has gained by his own observation the valuable material which he uses in his lec tures. In Chautauqua platform work he has made a national reputation as a lecturer. He is a member of the National Education Association of the United States, before which body he presented a paper at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1889. With his enlightened mind, thoughtful disposition and devotion to his country, it is natural that Mr. Dana should take a deep interest in national affairs and that he should be found enrolled under the banner of Prohibition. He was that party's candidate for Congress from the nineteenth district in 1890 and polled a large vote for the cause which he espoused. Mr. Dana was married in Olean, New York, to Emma J. Tuttle, daughter of Rev. William S. and Jane (Pratt) Tuttle, and they have three children: Junius 1,, a geologist at Golden, Colorado; Lynn B.; Martha L.; and Bess, an adopted daughter. Surrounded by an interesting family and in the enjoy-. ment of prosperity and universal esteem, he may justly be said to have gained success in life, which is not measured by sordid acquirements alone, but is gauged by those thousand amenities which go to satisfy man's kaleidoscopic nature.P PROF. ELISHA B. WEBSTER, one of the prominent educators of eastern Ohio, now a resident of West Farmington, was born August 1, 1845, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. His father, Norman S. Webster, a native of the Empire State, was born near Rochester. He was a business man and manufacturer, owning and operating a woolen mill. He died some years ago, and his wife, nee Lucy H. Bates, a native of Virginia, passed 556 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY away in 1892. They had a family of three children, the other two being Rev. William N. Webster, of Burton, Ohio, and Sarah W., wife of W. D. Marshall. Elisha B. Webster spent his boyhood days .in attending the village school and clerking in his father's store. He spent one year at Mount Pleasant Academy, and subsequently entered Mount Union College, where he was graduated in 1867. After his graduation he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and served as pastor of several charges. While serving as pastor of the Methodist Church at Noblestown, Pennsylvania, Mr. Webster was married, February 9, 1869, to Miss Adelia, daughter of Aaron and Amanda (Roller) Calvin, who was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, February 6, 1850. They have three children, as follows: Calvin N., who married Miss Ella Mears, has one daughter, Zoa M.; he is at present engaged in business at Asheville, North Carolina; M. Maud has recently graduated in the Farmington College with the degree of A. B.; and Lucy Mabel, a student of music at Dana's Musical Institute, Warren, Ohio, her specialty being the cornet. Mrs. Webster is a lady of refinement and marked intelligence, she, too, having received her education at Mount Union College. From Noblestown Mr. Webster was sent to Freedom, Pennsylvania, and from there to Norwich, Ohio, at each of which places he remained three years, serving most acceptably as pastor. He then assumed a supernumerary relation to the conference, and from that time to the present has been engaged in college work. He had charge of the college at Farmington five years, and was connected with the Grand River Institute four years. He was then for some time with the North eastern Ohio Normal College. For the last five years he has been a member of the faculty of West Farmington College, his special duty being as instructor in Latin. Politically, he is a Republican. REV. CHARLES FULKERSON. To be a successful physician of the soul requires the exercise of an almost infinite amount of patience, perseverance and Christian charity. That these virtues are possessed by the Rev. Charles Fulkerson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Mesopotamia, is evinced by the high esteem in which he is held by the members of his congregation, with whom he has remained for the past two years. Mr. Fulkerson was born January 31, 1867, near Chandlersville, Muskingum county, Ohio, a son of William Washington Fulkerson and Elizabeth Allen Fulkerson, both natives of Muskingum county. Our subject attended the district schools of his neighborhood for several years, after which he attended the high school at Chandlersville, and later spent a year at Scio College. Although then but nineteen years of age he began preaching, and later attended Muskingum College. Mr. Fulkerson was married October 4, 1888, to Mary E. Atkinson, of Norwich, Ohio, by whom he has had three children, namely: Beulah Nido, born May 7, 1890; Neva Gertrude, born February 20, 1891; and Mary Mabelle, born January 20, 1893. The earnest Christian character displayed by Mr. Fulkerson in every action of his life is an example to others worthy of emulation. In all kinds of sickness or distress his consoling words are of the greatest comfort to the bereaved ones. All charitable purposes OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 557 receive his hearty endorsement, and no worthy application is ever made to him in vain. Laboring early and late in his Master's cause, Mr. Fulkerson may justly be regarded as one of the most faithful workers in the vineyard. LUCIUS E. COCHRAN, of Youngstown, Ohio, is one of the leading business men of that city; he is president and treasurer of the Andrews Brothers Company, president of the Youngstown Car Manufacturing Company, president of the Youngstown Bridge Company, vice-president of the G. M. McKelvey Company, vice-president of the Mahoning and Shenango Dock Company, director of the Commercial National Bank, director of the Morris Hardware Company, director of the Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Company, director of the Mahoning Ore Company, director of the Ohio Steel Company, and director of the Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Company; and, representing so many business interests, it is fitting that a sketch of his life be here recorded. He was born in Delaware county, Ohio, June 12, 1842, a son of Robert and Nancy (Hummason) Cochran; the father was a farmer by occupation, and tilled the soil in Logan county for more than forty years; he and his wife were worthy members of the Disciples' Church; they shared the joys and sorrows of life for sixty-five years, and passed to their reward in February, 1892, the spirits winging their flight within an hour of each pther. Having sowed, during their lives, the seeds of kindness, they reaped a fruitful harvest of loving gratitude. The paternal grandfather of our subject was George H. Cochran; he was engaged in mercantile trade in Pittsburg until 1816, when he emigrated to Vi- - 37 - enna, Ohio, with his family of six children, all of whom lived to a good old age, Robert Cochran being the last surviving one. The maternal grandfather was Joel Hummason, of Trumbull county, Ohio; he reared a family of four daughters and one son: Lucia, wife of Norman Andrews; Nancy, mother of our subject; Permelia, wife of David C. Math, ews; and Phidelia, wife of George Patterson. Lucius E. Cochran is one of a family of four sons and three daughters, all of whom are living excepting one brother. He received his earliest lessons in the common schools, and afterward was a student in the Mercantile College of Pittsburg. When he started out to make his own way in life he secured a position as clerk in a store; later he became bookkeeper for Andrews & Hitchcock at Youngstown, and held the position from 1862 until 1867. He thee embarked in the mercantile trade, under the firm name of Andrews Brothers & ,Co., at Haselton, Ohio, and took charge of the books and finances of the manufacturing firm of Andrews Brothers. In 1880 the firms of Andrews Brothers, Andrews Brothers & Co. and the Niles Iron Company (the latter a corporation under the laws Of the State of Ohio, and doing business at Niles, Trumbull county, Ohio) were consolidated, forming one of the most powerful business corporations in this part of the State. Mr. Cochran was elected president and treasurer, a position he fills with marked ability. He has been Postmaster of Haselton for twenty years; he was appointed in 1872 by President Grant, and has been reappointed by each succeeding president, and is the present incumbent. In 1868 Mr. Cochran was united in marriage to Miss Mary Isabella Brownlee, a daughter of John and Leah (Powers) Brown- 558 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY lee, of Youngstown, Ohio. Two children have been born to them: Robert Bruce, who is rendering valuable service to his father in his many business relations; and Chauncey A. Mr. Cochran and wife are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. He is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Western Star Lodge, No. 21, A. F. & A. M.; Youngstown Chapter, No. 93, R A. M., and St. John's Commandry, No. 20, K. T. He is also a member of the Grand Consistory of Northern Ohio, 0. S. P. R. S., thirty-second degree, and Akron Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican party. Possessing superior business qualifications, he has been called to fill many positions of importance, and has exhibited an executive ability that justifies the confidence reposed in him. DR. JOHN S. CUNNINGHAM, late of Youngstown, Ohio, was born February, 4, 1833, on his father's farm in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, where has since sprung up the town of Ellwood. His parents, Hon. Joseph and Jeannette (McGregor) Cunningham, were both natives of the Keystone State, his grandparents having come to America from Scotland. Dr. Cunningham was the oldest of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom he was the first to pass away. The other five are as follows: Mary, now Mrs. H. Rogers, of Plain Grove, Pennsylvania; Eunice, wife of Edward Allen, of Kansas: Judge W. B., a well-known lawyer, of Chicago; James W., a wealthy citizen of Lawrence county, Pennsylvania; and P. M., a farmer and stock-raiser, living near Wampum, the same State. When fifteen years of age Dr. Cunningham became a student at Poland Academy, and afterward taught a country school. When nineteen years of age, he entered Allegheny College, at Meadville, Pennsylvania, and remained there three years. He then began the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. J. W. Wallace of New Castle, Pennsylvania, and, in 1860, graduated at Jefferson Medical College. Previous to his graduation at that institution, he attended lectures at Cleveland and Cincinnati. He entered on his professional career at Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, whence, two years later, he removed to Youngstown, Ohio, where, with the exception of two years spent in Marietta, this State, he continued in the active practice of medicine until his death. During the thirty years that Dr. Cunningham lived in Youngstown he was prominently identified with its best interests. Not only in a professional way did he take a deep interest in this place but also in every way in which he could he used his time, his influence and his money, to bring about the best results to its people, socially, educationally, religiously, politically and otherwise. he was well known by every man, woman and child in the town, and by all respected and beloved. He was, for six years, a member of the Board of Health, and was, for sixteen years, on the School Board, being twice elected its president. It is a fact worthy of record that during these sixteen years he never missed but three of its meetings. He also served efficiently as a member of the City Council. In politics he was a Republican from the. time of the organization of that party, and the election on April 3, 1893, the day of his death, was the only one which he had ever missed since he was old enough to vote. This fact he referred to on the day before his demise. He filled the office of County Coroner OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 559 in a manner highly acceptable to both parties, and for years the County Commissioners have seen fit to appoint him as jail physician, and in this capacity he followed the commendable plan of giving the more unfortunate equally as skillful attention as those in the more elevated walks of life. As a charter member of the Mahoning County Medical Society, he was frequently called upon to discuss and dilate on matters of vast importance to the medical profession, and his learning, thus expounded, was considered so valuable and scientific that it was often promulgated by the newspapers for the edification of the younger practitioners and others. Since his residence in Youngstown began, he has been identified with the First Presbyterian Church, and always, when called upon, responded with a liberal hand, and in most cases out of proportion to his means, to the various funds. From the Telegram we copy the following tribute to Dr. Cunningham's memory, by Mr. Truedely, Superintendent of Schools: "I feel a personal unwillingness to permit the occasion of the death of Dr. Cunningham to pass without expressing my appreciation of his services while a member of the Board of Education, and testifying to the worth of his life. I believe this is a duty all the more proper, fora is true, as Mr. Connell said of David Warran, that they who serve the most effectually and disinterestedly seem often to receive the least recognition.' It is not a little thing that Dr. Cunningham sat in the Board of Education for sixteen years; for services bitch as he rendered, with the interest that he took in the schools, made that service mean much. 1 can bear personal testimony to the time he gave during the four years he was on the Board since I came. I can testify to his sincerity, to his single-mindedness, and to a depth of interest in the public schools and their work that I have never seen surpassed. Serving as he did on the committee on teachers, I had need to make demands on much of his time. He was as free with it as if he had nothing to do. He was always courteous, always ready to consider every proposition that was presented on its merits. Dr. Cunningham sought to serve nothing but the public schools. More than that, one could easily ascertain where he stocd. He was frank in his. views and had nothing to conceal. He knew people and reasoned well on their qualifications. Underlying his nature was a strong eh ment of common sense. Though somewhat conservative, he was in no sense unduly so. He was open to suggestion and was always desirous of doing what was for the best. He was conciliatory in his temperament, and understood that people cannot all arrive at the same conclusion. He earnestly strove to do what was right, but if he did not get it he cheerfully acceded to the decision of the majority. The time and strength that he gave was given to the public without charge and with absolute cheerfulness." The nine days' illness of Dr. Cunningham terminated in death at 7:43 o'clock on July 3, 1893, while surrounded by his devoted family, but he was unconscious of their presence. His condition, that of unconscious, ness, into which he sank the middle of the previous night, remained to the end of his life. Contrary to expectations, his death was not accompanied by paroxysms of pain, and his departure to that bourne whence no traveler returns was like a peaceful sleep. Plenro-pneumonia was the direct cause of his demise. Before being stricken down with it nine days before he was, to all appearances, in the prime of health, and he himself quite frequently remarked upon that fact. 560 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY During the coldest weather of the winter, and the siege of dampness that followed, he never failed to respond to the call of his patients, night or day, although he was one of the oldest practitioners in the city, both in respect to age and practice. To this, more than anything else, is attributed his illness with the fatal ending. The news of his death spread rapidly, and in every quarter of the city, without exception, expressions of sorrow were to be heard and sympathy volunteered to the afflicted family. Many citizens told anecdotes which brought out forcibly the good traits of character that had always stamped him as a man of the old school of honesty and integrity. Dr. Cunningham's second wife was formerly Mrs. William Kerr, to whom he was married in June, 1889. She and two children, Lulu W. and Frank C., survive him. Mrs. Cunningham and Miss Lulu are useful members of the Presbyterian Church, at Youngstown. Both are amiable, highly cultured ladies and earnest, devout Christians. Of Mrs. Cunningham, we further record that she is a daughter of Lucius M. and Julia A. (Bedell) Sheeby. Her father was born at the place where Youngstown is now located, and her mother is a native of Pennsylvania. The former was one of nine children: Catherine, who married Neal Campbell, both BOW deceased: Robert; Mary, now Mrs. William Woods; John; Daniel; Margaret, wife of Daniel McAllister; Lucius McClain, father of Mrs. Cunningham; James; and Jane, wife of John Lett. Lucius M. was born May 17, 1813, and died February 4, 1892, being the last of the family to die. He lived to see the little village of Youngstown spread out over what was a wilderness in his boyhood and also to see his farm become a part of this beautiful city. He had four children and fourteen grandchildren, and was the first of the immediate family to pass away. His children are: Emma, wife of George C. Rigby, Youngstown; Mrs. Cunningham ; Lucius M., a farmer in Boardman township, this county; and Mary, wife of P. M. Hewitt, Youngstown. Mrs. Cunningham's mother is still (1893) living. She was born October 11, 1820, and is remarkably preserved both physically and mentally. She is a devout member of the Presbyterian Church, and all her life has been an earnest worker for humanity. JACOB WOOLF, deceased, was born near Martinsburg, Virginia, July 25, 1819, but his home was principally near Hagerstown, Maryland, until he reached man's estate. He was of German descent, and his ancestors wrote their name Wolf, but about 1850 the present orthography was adopted, principally from the spirit of originality rather than any other cause. His relatives still practice the old way of spelling the name. Mr. Woolf was married. December 9, 1847, to Christina Reichard, whose parents were of German descent. She was born near Mount Alto, Guilford township, Franklin county, Pennsylvania. Soon after their marriage they came by covered wagon to Ohio, and in May, 1848, settled in Berlin township, on the east bank of Mahoning river, almost opposite the village of Frederick, where they remained until 1861. In that year they removed into the adjoining township of Milton, where Mr. Woolf died, January 14, 1874. His widow still resides at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Woolf had the following children: Annie E., Ellen M. (deceased), Albert J., John F., George R., Oliver F. Charlotte C., William H., Hattie A. and Jennie M. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 561 Jacob Woolf came to Ohio a poor man, and his entire life was devoted to farming and stock-raising, having been successful in both occupations. He amassed a large estate, but throughout his long, useful and active career he never had a lawsuit. He was a man of remarkable executive ability, excellent judgment and foresight. Although not an educated man, Mr. Woolf was a close observer, and consequently a well informed man. He was a Whig until the death of that political party, after which he became a Democrat, and as such remained staunch and firm. His father was a slave owner by inheritance, but being opposed to slavery he liberated them as soon as they reached their majority. Mr. Woolf believed in gradual emancipation, or in paying the South for their slaves; in doing this he urged that the general government would be at less expense than the cost of a civil war, which he predicted long before it came. He looked upon the struggle as a result of enthusiasts in both North and South, and regarded the manner of prosecuting the war as partisan. The course of events have proven the wisdom of his predictions. Mr. Woolf was regarded as a man of great influence among his neighbors. He was reared a Dunkard, but united with no church. He will long be held in affectionate remembrance. LOUIS W. KING, who holds an appropriate rank at the Youngstown bar, was born at Unity, Columbiana county, Ohio, November 24, 1854, a son of Eleazer and Margaret (Mollenkoff) King. The parents were also born in Unity township, Columbiana county, Ohio, where they have spent their entire lives, and still reside. The father is a son of Thomas King, who was born in the north of Ireland, but came to America when a youth. He came to Ohio from Maryland in 1804 or 1805, settling in Unity township, where he subsequently died. The mother of our subject is a daughter of John Mollenkoff, a native of Bavaria, Germany, but also came to America in early life. He located in Columbiana county, Ohio, about 1815. Eleazer King is a rep-presentative citizen and a prominent farmer and stuck-raiser of his county. He reared a family of eight children, all of whom are well known and respected. Louis W. King, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the select schools at Unity, and also attended the high school of New Lisbon. In 1873 he went to Canfield, then the county seat of Mahoning county, where he was employed as clerk in the office of the Probate Judge until in January, 1875. From that time until in February, 1877, he was an assistant clerk in the Court of Common Pleas. In September, 1873, Mr. King began the study of law, was admitted to the bar in 1877, and in the following year came to Youngstown and entered into partnership with W. S. Anderson, in the practice of his chosen profession. In October, 1881, he was elected to the position of Probate Judge, and entered that office in February, 1882, was re-elected, and went out of office in February, 1888. Mr. King then formed a law partnership with Mr. McVey, his present partner. In political matters our subject is an active Republican. During the years of 1890-'91 he was chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Ohio. He does not hesitate to denounce what he believes is contrary to the best interests of the people at large, and with zeal and enthusiasm advocates whatever men 562 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY and measures he believes best calculated to subserve the public welfare. Mr. King is a pronounced friend of the laboring class. By his firmness and high sense of right, together with his faithfulness to honor and justice, he has gained popularity, so much so that he made a very creditable, yet unsuccessful, race for the nomination of his party for Congress in 1892. His defeat in this race was probably due to a combination of circumstances for which he was not responsible, and which the popularity of no one could have overcome. As a citizen he is no less respected as a man of merit than as a lawyer and politician. Mr. King is of a genial and progressive spirit, a man of keen intellect, a shrewd calculator, and an excellent judge of the public pulse,—in fact a man calculated to gain and hold as he does a high place in the esteem of his fellow citizens. WADE R. DEEMER, an attorney of Girard, was born at Fowler, Trum1. bull county, Ohio, February 5, 1865, a son of John and Mary A. (Holeton) Deemer, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. The father was engaged at the blacksmith's trade for a time at Fowler, about 1870, embarked in the sawmill business at Bristol, and four years later returned to Fowler. He next moved to Mercer county, Pennsylvania, later to Ashtabula county, Ohio, and in 1891, went to Mexico, where he now lives. He is now engaged in mining at Sera Majada. Mr. and Mrs. Deemer have had seven children, viz.: Emma, of Ashtabula; Frank, a machinist of that place; John, a railroad engineer of Ashtabula; Jesse, United States Consul to Mexico, stationed at Sera Majada, also terminal agent for the Mexican Northern Railroad Company; Wade R, our subject; Scott, a railroad fireman at Ashtabula; and Clara, deceased in infancy. Wade R. Deemer began work in the machine shops of Ashtabula county at the age of eighteen years, and, after earning sufficient money, entered the New Lyme College at. New Lyme, Ohio, where he completed the course in June, 1886. He then resumed his position in the machine shop. In September, 1887, he became assistant to his brother, Jesse, agent for the railroad at 'Alma, Kansas; but about one month later entered the law office of Cornell & Peffer, where he read law until November, 1888. On account of the sickness of his father Mr. Deemer was called home, but in the following spring again returned to the machine shop, spending about six months there. He next entered the office of C. H. Strock, of Niles, with whom he remained until admitted to the bar, December 3, 1891. During Mr. Strock's term in the Legislature, Mr. Deemer took charge of his practice. Since May 1, 1892, he has been actively engaged in the practice of law in Girard, arid is one of the rising young men of his profession. He was married October 21, 1892, to Miss Myrtle C. Baldwin, of Austinburgh, a daughter of W. W. and Charlotte (Jeffers) Baldwin. In political matters, Mr. Deemer affiliates with the Republican party. ALBERT E. WARREN, a physician and surgeon of Girard, Trumbull county, was born in West Middlesex, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1869, a son of Colonel H. N. and Mary Evehardt) Warren, residents of Buf- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 563 falo, New York. The father served as a soldier in the late war three years, first entering the One Hundred and Forty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company A, as Captain, but at the close of his service held the rank of Colonel. He was twice wounded, and was a valiant soldier. The family are one of the oldest of the Eastern States, and on the maternal side of German descent. Our subject has one brother, now a student of dentistry at the University of Buffalo. A. E. Warren spent his boyhood days in Buffalo, New York, where he attended the public and normal schools. He began reading Medicine September 17, 1887, with Dr. J. W. Hillier, of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, with whom he remained one year. He then entered the University of Buffalo, New York, graduating in March, 1891, and August 3, of that year, he located in Girard, Trumbull county, Ohio, where he immediately began the practice of medicine. The Doctor is a member of the Youngstown Medical Society, was a member of the Board of Health one term, and a Republican in his political views.   EVAN C. GETHING, a merchant of Hubbard, is a son of Richard Gething, who was born in South Wales, in 1790. He died in his native place in 1862. He was recognized as an honorable, upright man, and was for many years a member of the Congregational Church. He was a son of Evan and Mary Gething, natives also of South Wales. The mother of our subject, nee Mary Thomas, was born in that country, and died there in 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Gething were married about 1818, and had nine children, six of whom died in infancy. The three living are: William, who still resides in South Wales; Hannah, wife of Benjamin Phillips, a tin worker of that country, and Evan C. Evan C. Gething, the subject of this sketch, was born in South Wales, November 12, 1840, and came to America in 1865. He located for a short time in Scranton, Pennsylvania, next spent one year in Mineral Ridge, Ohio, and in 1866 came to Hubbard, where he was first engaged in mining. He afterward clerked for Edwards & Williams two years, and was then engaged in various occupations in the West. After returning to Hubbard, Mr. Gething was employed by Edwards, Oaty & Company, next accepted the position as bill clerk for James Ward of Niles, where he remained until the financial failure of the latter. In 1873 he was employed as bookkeeper for the Ashtabula Rolling Mill Company, in Ashtabula, then was employed as bill clerk by the Ashtabula, Youngstown & Pittsburg Railroad at Ashtabula Harbor, and since 1876 has been engaged in the mercantile business in Hubbard. Mr. Gething began work for himself at the age of ten years, with no assistance, and has ever since been obliged to depend on his own resources. He owns a large store building, in which he has a general stock of merchandise, has about $1,000 in outstanding accounts, and several thousand dollars at interest. He is always interested in every enterprise for the public good, takes an active part in educational matters; is at present a member of the School Board, and has been Township Trustee for two terms. Mr. Gething was married August 23, 1872, to Martha Davis, a native of Cornwall, England, and the widow of Joseph Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Gething have had five children; 564 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY three now living: Freddie, Mabel and Georgiana. Mr. Gething is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Hubbard Lodge, No. 332, and in politics is a Republican. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. H. K. TAYLOR, an attorney at law of Youngstown, was born at Ravenna, Portage county, Ohio, November 2, 1857, a son of Ezra B. Taylor, of Warren, this State. HON. JOSEPH R. JOHNSTON, of Youngstown, was born in Jackson, Mahoning county, Ohio, September 12, 1840, a son of John and Caroline (Roberts) Johnston. The father was born in Armstrong (then Westmoreland) county, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and his death occurred at Jackson, Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1868. He was a son of John and Margaret (Robinson) Johnston, the former a native of the north of Ireland, and the latter of Scotland. They were married in Pennsylvania, and in 1811 located in Milton township, Mahoning county, Ohio, where they afterward died. Mr. Johnston was a farmer by occupation, and in an early day served as Justice of the Peace. They were the parents of eight children, the father of our subject being the eldest in order of birth. The great-grandfather of Joseph R. on the mother's side served as Major in the Revolutionary war. The mother of our subject was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Joseph Roberts, a native of Pennsylvania. He came to Ohio in 1820, locating in Jack- son township, Mahoning county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston were married in this county, and were the parents of four children: John Z., Louise (deceased), Joseph R. and David R. Joseph R. Johnston, the subject of this sketch, was reared to farm life, and received an academic education in Canfield and Jackson. In August, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company E, Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was regularly promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant, February 7, 1863, of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Battery, Light Artillery, which was organized out of his regiment. On account of sickness Mr. Johnston resigned his position in September, 1864, but during his service was by general order appointed as Brigade Adjutant of artillery. He also served as Judge Advocate of a court martial at Little Rock, Arkansas. Before the war Mr. Johnston taught school, beginning when seventeen years of age, and after the close of the struggle he began reading law in the office of Judge Hyning, at Canfield, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar by the District Court of Mahoning county, September 12, 1866. He had served as Clerk of the Probate Court while studying for his profession, and after his admission to the bar was nominated by the Republican party for Probate Judge. He was elected to that position in 1866, and re-elected in 1869. From 1873 to 1888 he practiced his profession at Canfield, in the latter year came to Youngstown, and from 1875 to 1877 was a member of the State Senate, was re-elected in 1877 and served until 1879, the counties of Trumbull and Mahoning comprising his senatorial district. While serving in the latter position he was a member of the Judiciary Committee. In 1882 Mr. Johnston was one of the incorporators of the Northeastern Ohio Nor- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 565 mal College at Canfield, in which he held the positions of Trustee and Treasurer until his removal to Youngstown. In 1886 he was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the second subdivision of the Ninth District, was re-elected in 1891, and his term will expire in February, 1897. Many. important cases have come before Judge Johnston, and among them he presided at the trial of " Blin key " Morgan, at Ravenna, who was charged with murder in the first degree, and was hung. In 1868 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary S. Hartzell, a native of Mahoning county, Ohio, where her parents removed in an early day from Pennsylvania. In his social relations Mr. Johnston is a member of Tod Post, No. 29, G. A. R., of the Ohio Commandery, Loyal Legion, and of the Masonic order. MICHAEL TEMPLETON was born in Trumbull county (now Mahoning county), Ohio, November 29, 1823, son of William and Elizabeth (Rampson) Templeton. William Templeton was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, in 1776, and came to Ohio in 1795, settling in old Trumbull county, near Austintown. Here he took claim to a tract of wild land and built a log house upon it, and two years later sold out and bought other land. In this way he cleared and developed three or four farms. Before he settled down to farming, he was for some time engaged in the manufacture of salt. He was the first mail-carrier on the line between Warren and Pittsburg. That was about 1798. At that time there was not a bridge between those two points, and he frequently experienced many difficulties in going over the route. He was married at the age of twenty-six years to Miss Elizabeth Hampson, who was born in New Jersey in 1782, daughter of M. and Jane (Ayers) Hampson. Her parents were among the earliest settlers of eastern Ohio. Her father died at the age of forty and her mother lived to be ninety years old. In 1835, William Templeton moved to western Ohio, and subsequently settled in Jackson, this State, where his wife died, August 21, 1841. He died at the home of a son in 1856. The Templetons are of Scotch origin. Three brothers of that name came from Scotland to this country, and all took part in the Revolutionary war. After the war they settled in different localities and their posterity has spread out over the different States of the Union. The grandfather of our subject served in the Revolutionary war, and his son William, the father of Mr. Templeton, was in the war of 1812. Grandmother Templeton's maiden name was Allie Montouth. She died at the home of one of her daughters, at the advanced age of ninety years. William and Elizabeth Templeton had a family of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, the subject of our sketch and three sisters being the only ones now living. He was reared on his father's farm and was educated in the district schools, and when he was nineteen began to learn the trade of tanner and currier, at which he worked a few years. He was then engaged in peddling for a while. March 19, 1847, he was married to Miss Lovina Fusselman, who was born in Lehigh county, March 29, 1823, daughter of Erhart and Christian J. (Foxhemier) Fusselman. Her parents came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1829, and settled first in Trumbull county, whence they subsequently removed to Southington township, Mahoning 566 - .BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY county. Here her father died at the age of sixty-three, and her mother at eighty-one. They had nine children, five sons and four daughters, of whom one of the former and three of the latter are still living. The Fusselmans were nearly all engaged in farming. They have all been people of prominence and high respectability. Great-grandfather Fusselman was a native of Germany. Following are the names of Mr. and Mrs. Templeton's children: Reuben S., George B., Minerva A., Olive P., Nutes, Ada, Jennie L., Frank and Belle. Death has never entered their family circle.. All are married except Miss Belle, the youngest, who is a clever artist and a professional stenographer. All have had the best of educational advantages. Mr. and Mrs. Templeton have ten grandchildren. Mr. Templeton was for thirty-six years engaged in the manufacture of cheese boxes. He owns fifty-five acres of land, and is now engaged in general farming. He made all the improvements, buildings, etc., upon this place and has one of the most desirable locations in his vicinity. His whole life has been characterized by great activity. He and his wife are members of the Disciple Church, and he has been one of the pillars in the church for a number of years. Politically; he is a Republican. H. D. HOLCOMB, a resident of Bazetta township, Trumbull county, Ohio, is engaged in the real-estate and insurance business, and is one of the successful business men of the county. He was born in Vernon township, this county, July 18, 1834, son of Dryden Holcomb, who was born in Connecticut, son of Hezekiah Holcomb. Dryden Holcomb was married at Granby, Hartford county, Connecticut, to Laura E. Griswold, also a native of that State. They were among the early settlers of Vernon township, this county. He was a carpenter by trade, and had traveled extensively, having visited Cuba and other ports. In politics, he was first a Whig and afterward a Republican. He died in Trumbull county at the age of sixty-two years, and his wife lived to be sixty-six, her death also occurring in this county. She was a member of the Baptist Church. They had a family of five children: H. D., whose name appears at the head of this article; Virgil, who was a member of Company A, Forty-first Ohio Regiment, died in August, 1862, at Readyville, Tennessee; Caroline D., deceased ; Charles R., who served during the war for about three years, is now a resident of Boone, Iowa; Judson B., also a member of Company A, Forty-first Ohio Regiment, enlisted in August, 1862, was wounded at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863, and died at Nashville Tennessee, February 13, 1864. H. D. Holcomb also rendered efficient service during the Civil war. He was a member of Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Ohio Infantry, participated in the battles of Murfreesborough, Cape Fear River and Goldsborough, and was honorably discharged June 24, 1865. After his return from the army he engaged in work at the carpenter's trade at Warren, Ohio, where he was thus occupied for three years. He then turned his attention to the real-estate and insurance business, and since 1876 has been a resident of Cortland. For eight years he has served as Mayor of Cortland, having been elected on the Republican ticket. He served three terms as Justice of the Peace, and is also a Notary Public. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 567 Mr. Holcomb was married in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1857, to Mary Gridley, daughter of Albert and Maria (Palmer) Gridley, natives of Massachusetts. They have one son, Rolla A. In fraternal circles Mr. Holcomb occupies a prominent position. He is a member of Cortland Lodge, No. 529, Mahoning Chapter, No. 66, Warren Council, No. 58, and Warren Commandery, No. 39, A. F. & A. M.; Cortland Lodge, No. 544, Trumbull Encampment, of Warren, No. 147, I. O. O. Cortland Lodge, No. 318, K. of P.; and Coburn Post, No. 466, G. A. R., being a charter member and Post Commander. In the K. of P. lodge he is Past Chancellor; in the I. 0. 0. F. he occupies the position of Past Grand, having served as Representative to the Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. F. S. L. LOVE has been identified with the agricultural interests of Bazetta township, Trumbull county, Ohio, since 1873, and is ranked with its most intelligent and enterprising citizens. He was born in Cayuga county, New York, February 15, 1839, son of Wilkins and Sarah (Clark) Love, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter of Essex county, New York. Wilkins Love died in New York State. His wife survived him several years and her death occurred in Tioga county, Pennsylvania. The subject of our sketch was reared and educated chiefly at Ithaca, New York. He secured a fair education, receiving special instructions in music, for which he displayed a talent at an early age. He learned the trade of harness-maker, which he followed for some time, and also taught music, both vocal and instrumental. He was married February 24, 1873, in Bazetta township, Trumbull county, to Miss Grace J. Ewalt, a lady of education and refinement, and a daughter of Jacob Ewalt. Jacob Ewalt was for many years a prominent citizen of Trumbull county. He was a son of John Ewalt, one of the first settlers of the county, and was born on the old Ewalt homestead in Howland township, this county, February 26, 1810. March 8, 1837, he married Mrs. Maria Ewalt, widow of Samuel Ewalt. She had one son by her first husband, Higby Ewalt, now a resident of Wheatland, Clinton county, Iowa. Her maiden name was Sefingwell, her parents being Jabez and Lydia (Rogers) Sefingwell, early settlers of this county and both now deceased. The day following their marriage, Jacob Ewalt and his bride came in an ox cart to the farm on which they spent more than half a century of happy married life, and where a few years ago they celebrated their golden wedding. They had a family of six children, only two of whom are now living, Grace J. Love and Jacob Hyde Ewalt, the latter a resident of Warren, Ohio. Of the other four, we record that Abigail died at the age of fourteen years; Lydia passed away at the age of five; one died in infancy; and John, a practicing physician of Akron, Ohio, has been deceased some years. Jacob Ewalt died August 11, 1891, his wife having departed this life November 29, 1890. He was in politics first a Whig and afterward a Republican, and for some time served as Infirmary Director. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Love have five children: Olive M., Frederick Rutherford, John Spaulding, Jacob Wainright, and Charles Ewalt. During the war Mr. Love was a soldier in the Union ranks, going out in 1862, as a private in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth 568 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Pennsylvania Regiment. He is now a member of Bell Harmon Post, No. 36. Politically, he is a Republican, fraternally a Mason, a member of Erie Lodge, No. 3, and also of the Royal Arcanum, and religiously a Presbyterian, being a Deacon in the church. JOHN S. FORD, deceased.---The history of a life grows by slight increments, day by day, and not until the close can the rounded entirety, be it worthy or unworthy, come forward for consideration on the score of what has been accomplished; not until such time can judgment be passed. He whose name begins this too brief review lived his life to an untimely end; the actor had proved his worth and his power for the accomplishment of a noble work, when the curtain was let down and an honored career summarily cut short. Not of a long life make we record, but of a true life, a full life in the accomplishment of worthy ends. A history of Youngstown or of Mahoning county would certainly be incomplete were there no reference made to one whose life has been closely identified with the best and highest interests of the locality, and such flagrant omission shall not be ours to make. The subject of this sketch, John S. Ford, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, September 5, 1856, and died in Florida, April 8, 1893, in the thirty-seventh year of his age. He was a son of General James H. and Arabella (Stambaugh) Ford. His early education was secured in the public schools, and though he never graduated from any of the higher institutions of learning, he was a man of broad intelligence and strong mentality. He made two trips to Europe, and his study and keen observative powers rendered him returns in discriminating conceptions in regard to all that the higher life holds out for appreciation. He became a connoisseur of art, a rare judge of all that was worthy and enduring in painting and sculpture. He was for many years in the office of his uncle, John Stambaugh, and as a business man possessed marked ability, being self-reliant, discerning and successful. Though his life was spared until he attained to only about one-half the term of years allotted as the legitimate heritage of man, yet his judgment was sought and confidently accepted as final in enterprises involving the risk of thousands of dollars. A man of strong individuality, he had a way of his own in weighing and balancing business affairs, and his thorough power of grasping the relation and the result of multifarious details, was perhaps little understood by the majority of his acquaintances, who recognized only his cheerfulness, kindliness and lightness of heart. He had a keen perception of values and a rare analytical power in his identification with practical affairs. Mr. Ford was a large stockholder in the Union Iron and Steel Company, the Falcon Nail and Iron Company, the Opera House Company (of which he was president)., and the Stitt & Schmidt Co., of whose enterprise he was one of the original promoters. He also had representative financial interest in a number of very prosperous silver and lead mining industries in both Colorado and Idaho. His business ability had already secured to him a very fair fortune and had won him a place in the commercial and business community and a recognition which must have soon given him a commanding position. He will long be cherished in memory as a cheerful, hopeful, thoughtful man, one deserving of all honor; one not denied this tribute. To him had come that OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 569 popularity which stands as reward for having lived a manly, courteous and kindly life. In the death of Mr. Ford, Youngstown lost one of its most valued young business men. June 8, 1887, Mr. Ford took unto himself a wife, in the person of Miss Harriet Wick, daughter of Paul and Susan A. Wick, concerning whom extended mention is made elsewhere in these pages. This marriage was blessed in the birth of one bright and interesting child, Helen Wick. Mr. Ford had been a devout member of the Presbyterian Church for many years and maintained a lively interest in religious work and all undertakings looking to the moral advancement of humanity. Mrs. Ford is also a member of the Presbyterian Church and takes an active interest in its welfare. As germane to Mr. Ford's zealous efforts in the realm of moral advancement, it is particularly consistent that reference be made to his prominent connection with the Y. M. C. A., of Youngstown, and to his earnest and indefatigable endeavors, to which was largely due the erection of the beautiful Y. M. C. A. building in Youngstown. To him was assigned the onerous duty of superintending the financial affairs of the association at the time when this notable work was inaugurated ; and the present fine building, which is a credit an ornament to the city, is scarcely less than a monument to the talent and financial ability of John S. Ford. The appreciation of his efforts by the association is shown in the following memorial: "John S. Ford, the truest friend this association has ever known, has, through all the history of the Y. M. C. A. work, shown his interest in the most practical way, and when opportunity offered was always willing to lend in any effort which would bring profit or favor. Since the first word was spoken relative to providing a home for the young men of this city he was unremitting in his efforts to see that the monument was a successful one, and gave of his money, his time and his influence, liberally, unselfishly and earnestly. Much of the credit for the taste, economy and marked ability so conspicuous in our new building, is due entirely to his ceaseless efforts. The remembrance of his love and help for the cause, his bright, cheery words of approval and encouragement will ever he sweet to those who have known his true worth." Few men of his age had a larger acquaintanceship than did the subject of this memoir. He had a pleasant disposition and a kind word for all. His sunny nature infused life into every circle that he entered. He had been engaged in active business ever since attaining the years of manhood and had been entrusted with the management of financial affairs of great breadth. To read the history of such a noble life is both a revelation and a lesson of incentive power, and while there must be sorrow and regret that such a man could not have been longer spared, yet there must come to all a measure of solace in the fact that so true a life, though brief, had left an impress whose influence will abide through all the days to come. REV. EDWARD R. JONES, who has served as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bloomfield for three years, is regarded as one of the leading ministers of Trumbull county. He was born at Evansburg, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1843, a son of Thomas Jones, a native of Wales, but who located in Pennsylvania when only eighteen years of age. He was a farmer by occupation, and also followed 570 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY the milling business for several years. His death occurred at Evansville in March, 1859. The mother of our subject, nee Amy Williams, was a native of _Pennsylvania, and her parents were also born in Wales. They came to Pennsylvania a few years before the arrival of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had ten children, viz.: Milton, married Jennie Davis, of Evansburg, and he is now a prominent merchant of that place; Thomas, married Elizabeth Lester, and is a carpenter at Perry, Dallas county, Iowa; Esther, deceased in childhood; Lydia, who married Richard Martin, moved to Kansas, where she died from the effects of being kicked by a mule; Newton, deceased in childhood; Elizabeth, is the wife of David Davis, a merchant of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and they were at that place during the memorable flood, and did much to relieve the sufferings of the victims of that terrible disaster; Harriet married Joseph Hepting, who died at Pardoe, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, where she now resides and where her son is employed as foreman in a cracker factory; Edward R., our subject; Lawrence, a lumber manufacturer of Johnstown; and Martha, wife of Harrison Burkhard, also a lumberman of that city. Edward R. Jones, the subject of this sketch, left home at the age of fifteen years, after which he learned the shoemaker's trade in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and followed that occupation until the outbreak of the Civil war. At Lee's invasion he enlisted in a company of militia, where be remained until his discharge, in 1863. He took part in the battle of Winchester and in other important engagements. After the close of the struggle Mr. Jones turned his attention to photography, also clerked in stores in Johnstown, later engaged in the sawmilling business, next followed railroading one year, in 1864 entered the public schools of Derry Station, where he remained until the spring of 1865; and then entered the Allegheny College. He graduated at that institution in 1870, with the degree of A. B. Mr. Jones then began the study for the ministry, in connection with his work in the Pittsburg Conference. His first charge was at Knowlson, two years later went to the Third Avenue Church at Pittsburg, spent one year at Florence, and then entered the Drew Theological school, at Madison, New Jersey, completing his course in 1877, with the degree of B. D. Mr. Jones next returned to Pittsburg Conference, and was appointed to Connorsburg, the seat of the old Jefferson College, where he spent one year. He was then transferred to the Eastern Ohio Conference, and located at Mansfield; one year later he assumed his next charge and remained two years, spent the following year at Canton, was three years at Martin's Ferry, one year at Willoughby, one year at Caldwell, two years at Jewett, and since that time has remained at his present charge. Mr. Jones was married May 8, 1873, to Eliza R. Sayer, a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Patterson) Sayer, of Allegheny city. She was educated at the female college at Pittsburg, and resided in Pittsburg and Allegheny City. Her brother, James P. Sayer, is one of the most prominent attorneys of Pennsylvania, and has served as Treasurer of Washington county for two years. He was appointed Major of the Army of Western Pennsylvania, under General Beaver, an office created after the war. He became the guardian of every soldier,—could enter court and take the money of soldiers for safe keeping. He was a good disciplinarian. His death occurred about one year ago. Mr. Sayer was shot in the leg at Gettysburg, and amputation OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 571 afterward became necessary. He was a man of wonderful memory, and could accurately remember the condition of the weather and the events of each day for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have had five children: Margaret Amy, born November 9, 1874, will graduate with the class of 1894, in the Bloomfield schools; Aonra L., born October 5, 1876, is a member of the same class; Mely H., born June 22, 1879, is a member of the junior class of the same school; Edna R., born September 28, 1881, is also attending the Bloomfield schools; and Gerald Rex, born November 8, 1882. In political matters, Mr. Jones is an independent Republican. Socially, he is a membe of the Masonic order and the Knights of Honor. ALFRED SMITH.— The name of the Smith Brewery is known throughout the entire country, the quality of the products being so excellent as to commend it in marked degree to the favor of the consumer. Alfred Smith, the subject of this sketch, who is one of the partners of the John Smith's Sons Brewing Company, of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; September 18, 1845, a son of John and Hannah (Barnett) Smith, natives of England, where they grew to maturity and were married. In 1842 the father came to America, bringing his young family with him, and located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he remained for a short time in the employ of a rolling mill as manager. Later he filled the same position in a mill at Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1846 came to Youngstown, Ohio, where he established the present brewery, having learned this trade in England. Beginning in a small way, the business has been built up until it is now one of the leading breweries on the Western Reserve, the plant consisting of two three-story brick buildings, each 200 feet in length with vast underground vaults, the entire establishment being thoroughly equipped with all modern facilities for the proper prosecution of the business in hand, no pains or expense being spared to produce the best quality of goods. The capacity of the plant has grown from three barrels at a brewing to 35,000 barrels yearly, and the special brands manufactured by the firm are the Lager, the Export, the Pilsener, and the Bavaria. Our subject received his education in the public schools of Youngstown, to which he came in 1849 with his parents. As soon as he attained to a suitable age, he engaged in the brewery of his father, and in 1873 was made a partner, although prior to this he attained to the financial part of the business in the office. The firm is now John & Alfred Smith, and they employ forty operatives and assistants in their establishment, the business being one of the leading ones in the city. Mr. Smith is one of four children born to his parents, namely, Mary, John, and our subject, who are now living, and Emma, who died three years ago. Mr. Smith was married June 29, 1869, to Miss Katherine Lucy Couch, a daughter of Nathan Couch, of New Brighton, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Smith was stricken with paralysis in her forty-eighth year and the twenty-third year of her married life, and after six weeks of mortal suffering was mercifully taken away. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and throughout her life was a generous, kind-hearted, charitable and Christian woman, fully living up to the precepts of her church. Possessing all the qualities of noblest womanhood, she was highly 572 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY teemed and loved by a large circle of friends and acquaintances and her death will long be mourned throughout the community in which she resided for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr. Smith is a member of the Knights of Pythias, of which organization he is a most prominent and popular factor. Owing to the many and heavy responsibilities resting upon his shoulders, he finds but little time to devote to politics, preferring to give his entire attention to his business interests. Upright and honorable in all of his dealings, Mr.. Smith conducts his business upon methods which commend hit.] to the favor and confidence of the trade and he is most justly regarded as one of Youngstown's most prominent. and influential citizens. JOHN MEEK BONNELL. — Another I conspicuous landmark of Youngstown, Ohio, has fallen in the death of the subject of this sketch. English by birth, he was nevertheless intensely American in his sympathies, and for nearly thirty years closely identified with the iron and coal business of Mahoning county. His was a noble nature, characterized by wise judgment and -generous impulses, a model citizen and upright business man. His birth occurred in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, November 12, 1848, and he was the eldest of seven children of Joseph Fearnley and Elizabeth (Duffill) Bonnell, both natives of England, where they passed their entire lives. His father was a saddler and harness-maker, in which occupation he was engaged all his life, his business establishment having been handed down from father to son for 300 years when he took it. He was a devout member of the Congregational Church all his life, and for many years Senior Deacon of Lister Hills Congregational Chapel. Possessed of great purity of life, he was much honored by his acquaintances and in his community. He died December 1, 1875, at the age of fifty-eight years. His seven children were: John Meek, of this notice; Elizabeth, residing in England; Jane Ellen, also residing there; Alice, wife of T. J. Storey, general manager of the International Salvage Company, London, who have five children,—Alice Bonnell, Joseph Fearnley, Neenah, Gertha and Vera. The next in order of birth is Henry, a prominent citizen of Youngstown, Ohio; Mary resides in England ; and William Fearnley is general sales agent for the Mahoning Valley Iron Company, at Youngstown. John M. Bonnell, of this biography, passed his earlier years in his native country. He received liberal educational advantages, completing a course at Woodville House Academy, under the able tutelage of Mr. Dyson, LL.D., this institution being one of the most noted schools in Yorkshire. In 1865, he joined his .uncle, William Bonnell, in Youngstown, Ohio, since which time he was closely identified with the iron and coal interests of that city. He at first became a shipping clerk in the mill of Brown, Bonnell & Company, of which firm his uncle was a .member, and while in Youngstown made his home with his uncle. Later John M. Bonnell accepted a position as traveling salesman for Cleveland, Brown & Company, of Cleveland. In 1875, he became an active partner in the firm of Bonnell, Bottsford & Company, of Youngstown, in which W. Scott, Henry 0. and the subject of this sketch were the Bonnells. He later took charge of a branch store in Chicago, Illinois, which bore OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 573 the firm name of Hale, Cleveland, Bonnell & Company. He resided in Chicago from April, 1878, to August, 1883, when he returned to Youngstown and became an active partner in The Mahoning Valley Iron Company, in which, and in the firm of Bonnell, Bottsford & Company, he retained his interests until death, contributing by his rare business ability and honorable methods to the prosperity of both enterprises. August 26, 1875, Mr. Bonnell was married to Miss Emily Wick, daughter of Hugh Bryson Wick, an old resident of Youngstown, and known throughout northeastern Ohio for his sagacity in business and financial matters. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnell had three children: Joseph Fearnley, born November 21, 1876, in Youngstown, Ohio, is a member of the class '94, at Phillips College, in Exeter, New Hampshire; Hugh Wick, born in Chicago, February 23, 1880; Caroline, born in Chicago, April 3, 1882. In politics Mr. Bonnell was a Republican, and took an ardent interest in the issues of his party, of which he was a staunch supporter. Before going to Chicago he was elected to the City Council of Youngstown from the Third Ward, and in this as in all relations manifested an ability of a high order. He was a Knight Templar in Masonry and a charter member of Mount Joy Commandery of Chicago. November 2, 1884, Mr. Bonnell died in Youngstown, surrounded by his family and friends. In his death his family lost a devoted husband and indulgent father, the community an honorable business man, and the town an able official and good citizen. He was essentially a self-made man, having started in life without means, but by energy, perseverance and enterprise, together with good business qualifications and strict in- - 88 - tegrity in dealing with his fellow man, he rose to prosperity. He was one of that large class of foreign birth who secure eminence in commercial affairs, where many of the native born, under more favorable circumstances, fail to command success. REV. SAMUEL ROBINSON FRAZIER, Ph. D., pastor of the Tabernacle (U. P.) at Youngstown, Ohio, was born at St. Clairsville, Belmont county, Ohio, February 23, 1845. His parents, James and Elizabeth (Giffin) Frazier, were natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively; his paternal grandfather, Samuel Frazier, was an old resident of Virginia, and a slave-owner; however, he liberated his slaves long before the war, but the faithful creatures did not leave him. He died at the age of ninety-two years, leaving a family of ten sons and two daughters; none of the family have yet died under seventy-five years of age, and one daughter and three sons are still living. The family is of Scotch origin, the Frazier clan being still in existence. James and Elizabeth Frazier were both members of the Associate branch of the Presbyterian Church, which was later known as the U. P. Church. They reared a family of three daughters and one son: Elizabeth is the wife of D. T. Atkinson; Maggie married John Dubois; she died in 1890, at the age of fifty years; Sarah is the wife of W. T. Taggert; Samuel R. is the subject of this biographical sketch. Having passed through the public schools of his native town, he entered Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated at the age of seventeen years. The heart of the patriot burned in the breast of this young American, and three 574 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY times before his graduation he enlisted in the service of the United States Army, but each time he was returned on account of his youth; he finally entered the service of the Christian Commission, and was with Sherman's army on the march to Atlanta. Subsequent to the war, he spent three years in the United Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and when he had finished the course prescribed by this institution he received three calls as pastor. He accepted the call to Monroe, Ohio. and was ordained and installed before he had attained his majority. Here be labored with the zeal and enthusiasm of youth for six years, when he received and accepted a call to the Third U. P. Church, of Pittsburg; a very successful pastorate there was ended after seven years, when Mr. Frazier resigned on account of ill health. A trip to Japan succeeded these years of labor, and four years were very profitably and delightfully spent in the Orient, three years as acting secretary and interpreter at the American legation and one year as teacher in the Osaka school and Imperial University of Tokio. He was attached to the legation at the time of General U. S. Grant's visit to Japan, and wrote an account of the reception tendered the American general by the Japanese government to the Pittsburg Dispatch; this letter was copied by the press very generally and received the most favorable comment. Soon after his return to the United States, Mr. Frazier was called to the Tabernacle of this city. He assumed the duties of this pastorate in January, 1884. The society, then numbering a hundred souls, is now increased to four hundred and nine, through his ministration. Mr. Frazier was united in marriage in 1869 to Lucy S. Bingham, a daughter of the Hon. John A. Bingham, of Cadiz, Ohio; two children have been born to them, Jessie Bingham and Harry. The mother died when a resident of Pittsburg, in 1878, at the age of thirty-one years. Mr. Frazier was married a second time February 14, 1884, this union being with Miss Matilda Sands, of Pittsburg, a sister of the Rev. J. D. and Dr. R. M. Sands, of the same city. The congregation over which Mr. Frazier presides is now engaged in the erection of a new house of worship to meet the increasing demands of the constantly growing congregation. He is an eloquent speaker, and at all times possesses the courage of his convictions, denouncing without hesitation those evils which threaten the public welfare. His lecture, " A Yankee in Japan," delivered first before the Chautauqua Assembly, has given him a national reputation. CHARLES H. WEBB, a worthy and upright citizen, and the Township Trustee of Youngstown township, Mahoning county, Ohio, is a native of Somerset-shire, England, born July 19, 1839. His parents were John and Mary K. (Davis) Webb, both natives of England. John Webb carried on a mercantile establishment in England, where he died when the subject of our sketch was two years old, his death resulting from an accidental fall from off a load of hay. His sudden death was a great calamity to his beloved wife, who never recovered from the shock, and who died six years later. They were aged, respectively, forty and forty-six years. Both were members of the established Church of England. They had a family of six children: Mary, wife of Henry Bond, died at about the age of thirty-five years;